Unforgettable Natural Disasters ebook
Item 15944E
Grade 4-8
Lexile 760L
ISBN 9781433383625
Language English
Guided Rd. Level S
Interest Level 3-12
The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.
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